Have you seen the movie the Great Gatsby or read the book? Gamine Girls have a great appeal! Their 1920s style is similar to flappers; they have very short hair and still look super pretty and feminine. This article will help give you tips on achieving the essence of the look.

Steps

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Determine if you can carry this look or not. Most Gamine Girls are already naturally "gamine like" and they don't even know it. Are you playful? Cute? Fun to be around? Skinny or thin? Sometimes gawky or clumsy? Youthful in appearance? Have wide eyes? Men seem to like being around you? Then you can be a Gamine Girl!

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Get a short pixie like hair cut. You can get a cut that is multi-layered, some bangs, and get some side bangs or straight bangs. You must have your hair short in the back so your full neck is exposed! Look at 1920 Girls and then ask your hair stylist for a cut that she or he thinks will flatter your face shape. Your hair has to be short to be considered a True Gamine Girl.

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Bring out the eyeliner and mascara! Your eyes have to be flirty and you must play them up to get all the attention on your eyes! If you have green eyes, light eyes, or blue eyes....use shades of light brown or deep sable browns on your eyes to play them up. If you have dark eyes use black, dark browns, or natural slate gray shades. If you use purple use only as a liner. Your eyes should not be obviously wearing eyeshadow. You can use eyeliner to shape them in a flirty way if you choose by adding a slight wing at the top end of your lash line.

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Lightly Shape your brows. You might consider getting them waxed thinner to open your eyes more. Gamine girls usually have very shapely brows. You can tweeze them carefully at home as long as they are neat and have extra room underneath to open your arch. You want "doe eyes" and the brows must be thin and or very neat and groomed to be Gamine.

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Try mixing cute T shirts with "casual skinny jeans" or boot-cut jeans and wear a short denim jacket, leather jacket or something "boxy" on top. Gamine girls look "feminine" but have a tomboy appearance. So don't wear sexy over the top dresses or clothes. Instead look for long soft flowing skirts, v-neck t-shirts, short styled jackets and blazers. Try to look as if you don't waste time on "fashion". Gamine Girls focus on their NATURAL beauty.

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Wear clear lipgloss or nude lips. During the day you must wear very light shades of lipstick if you choose to wear any at all. Or you can wear lip balm instead. Gamine Girls do not wear an obvious amount of make up. At night ...you can wear a bold matte color of Red because it appears like a French 1920s cute girl...who is trying on red lips for the first time. Gamine Girls are not aware of their "powerful beauty and appeal" so you must be playful with it.

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Develop an artsy hobby or read interesting books! Gamine Girls are unusually talented in something. Most Gamine Girls love to paint, draw, dance ballet, are actresses, *drama class* and do something intriguing and interesting. Reading many intelligent books ( like Sophocles, philosophy, Aristotle, religious books, and other "spiritual and intellectual" pursuits are what make Gamine Girls so extra appealing! Most artists used "Gamine Girls" as their muses in art, drawings, paintings and other creative endeavors like classical music.

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Play an instrument. You must be able to sing, write music, or play guitar, bass, drums, or anything that is not very common or deeply feminine. Playing something exotic like ...the harp, the violin, the cello, and anything inspiring will win you Gamine points. You can play the piano but you must be very good at it if you do.

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Laugh a lot, have a good sense of humor, and want to show your playful and inspiring sides. You cannot be depressive, dark, evil or anything of that nature if you want to be loved as a Gamine Girl. Say little at first then slowly open up to your friends, dates and whoever else in your life. You must show "mystery" at first and then show your fun sides so the person thinks you only opened up to them! This is what makes a Gamine Girl so irresistible!

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Have fun with your new style! People will start treating you as a Gamine Girl if you look the part. The true Gamine Girl is "kind of tall, thin, gawky at first, funny, sweet, playful, and always effortlessly pretty, no matter what she does. She has a tomboyish appeal because she likes to do boyish things and she is adventurous and willing to get her hands dirty. This is what makes her so appealing to men! Have fun being Gamine!

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Hang out with boys! Gamine Girls are naturally invited to boy circles and usually they are the only girl hanging out with the boys and or men. You can have a few girls who are friends but true Gamine Girls are the ultra cute looking tomboy in every crowd!

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Wear earrings and deep red lipstick colors at night! Then when the boys see you...they think she is so pretty even though she is cool like us! That's Gamine for you!

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Tips

You can be short and still be a Gamine Girl! I was called Gamine for many years....and I am short. The trick is you must be thin enough to look slim lined and if you are curvy...wear more black so you look streamlined and wear platforms or wedges so you can look taller.

Don't try to look Gamine if you cry during romantic movies.

You must be open minded to music like alternative, classical, punk, rock, or other scene music. You can't be Gamine if you are only interested in one Genre of music like country or something.

You have to wear your hair short and have it styled in a cute way to be Gamine. If you get a buzz cut you are really pushing it and might not be considered Gamine. Same with long hair. Its pretty but you won't look truly Gamine until you are willing to get that styled hair cut.

Warnings

Do not look "boyish" by wearing boy clothes and getting super short boy hair cuts. Don't act mean and aggressive if you are trying to be Gamine. Do not cross the line where you don't look feminine anymore unless you are willing to be mistaken for being a "male role" at times. Gamine Girls are usually very feminine and pretty and don't act mannish in any way.